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" I'm very quiet off stage. "
Cilla Black
Off
Very
Stage
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" I knew I could do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go and not have to worry if I could afford it. "
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" I can do the PR thing until the cows come home. That's my nature. I never want to upset anybody. "
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" I would have loved to have cracked America. When I tried, I got homesick. Then, when I was in New York, my nanna died, and I just wanted to come home. "
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" It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after. "
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" On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'. "
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" I never did acid, I am just so high anyway. "
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" The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like. "
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" I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I had the children, but with the bike, I'm fine. "
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" There's nothing going into my mouth that's not wrapped. "
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" Turning 70 was a real shock. I thought, 'I'm on the last lap now.' "
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" 'Blind Date' was my lifeline. It was 90 minutes when I could forget about everything, forget about the world. "
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" I am falling apart. My hand is falling apart. I can't shake hands. I had arthritis, and I had an operation for it. "
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" I wouldn't mind being a talent show judge if it didn't run for too long. "
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" Its rock n' roll that has done my hearing in. "
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" I'm a Roman Catholic. Or was. I was brought up that way and used to say my prayers every night, but I don't pray to God any more. I might use the usual phrases I picked up from my parents, 'Oh, if God spares me next year...' or 'Please God...' but they're only phrases. "
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" I did smoke a joint once but I did not enjoy it. "
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Once
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" I always wanted to be a star. "
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" I'm quite subdued, believe it or not. I switch it on for the camera. "
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